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What is a chin-up?

What is a chin-up? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (weightlifting) (US) An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. It can be defined more restrictively on criteria like the arms starting at lock-out, or the chin requiring contact with the bottom of the bar, or touching the neck to the bar.
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He even challenged a Los Angeles Times reporter nearly half his age to a chin-up contest.
A chin-up bar, a small set of dumbbells, and an exercise mat may be all you really need to get a good strength-building workout at home.
Jimmy led them around to the chin-up bar, where Todd made a show of getting ready.
And it was only my chronic fear of heights which stopped me going for a third chin-up.
And in Atwater Village, across the river, small parks include a fitness trail featuring signs with yoga instruction rather than the typical chin-up bars and sit-up boards.
In one scene there is a chin-up contest that put Arcand's long-time weightlifting training to the test.

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